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Ryan NicolMay 9, 2018

A new ad from Donald Trump‘s 2020 presidential campaign aims to sell voters on the benefits of last year’s tax cuts. That’s a message he hopes will resonate with voters in 2018 as well, as the GOP looks to do what it can to hold off what Democrats hope will be a blue wave in […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

Puerto Rican evacuees from Hurricane Maria’s wrath last fall have been granted another six weeks of federal assistance to live in emergency motel shelters in Florida, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Thursday. The latest extension, through June 30 according to social media posts Thursday afternoon from the Winter Park Democrat, means that families who migrated […]

Joe HendersonMay 2, 2018

Marco Rubio is still a Republican, right? I’m just trying to make sure. Lately, he has been saying and doing things that are, oh, what’s the word I’m looking for? Liberal? Let’s not go that far. But the junior U.S. senator from Florida has been flashing a refreshing independent streak in recent days and weeks, […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 1, 2018

A bit more money is on the way for Florida citrus growers affected by Hurricane Irma. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced on Monday that his agency will provide a $340 million block grant to the state to cater to Irma-affected farmers during the 2018-2020 crop year — that’s in addition to the […]

Scott PowersApril 30, 2018

All Aboard Florida’s $1.75 billion in tax exempt private activity bonds are not only in link with the law and regulations, they’re not without precedent in federal funding of railroad projects, the company stated Monday. In a letter to U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, chair of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Government Operations, All Aboard Florida’s […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2018

Sen. Marco Rubio, who has at times been an eager proponent of the recently-passed tax reform package, again flashed second thoughts in an interview with The Economist. “There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American […]

Scott PowersApril 26, 2018

Armed with newly-raised congressional skepticism about the legitimacy of a financing method used by the company, state Sen. Debbie Mayfield on Wednesday urged Gov. Rick Scott to pull Florida from the financing deal backing Brightline’s proposed private passenger railroad along the east coast. Scott’s office replied that it would review it. At issue is $1.75 billion […]

Peter SchorschApril 24, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy seems to be under the mistaken impression that because he was his party’s standard-bearer in the 2016 U.S. Senate race, that he is the party’s leader. So when the Democrat watched last week’s televised debate among the four announced gubernatorial candidates, Murphy, according to a source very familiar with his […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 23, 2018

Sen. Marco Rubio has made moves in the last week to re-establish his bona fides with the conservative movement, concerns of which have been somewhat eclipsed despite Republican control of the Presidency and both houses of Congress. Last week, Rubio brought forth one of the most prominent members of the movement, Mike Needham, as a chief of staff. Needham […]

Joe HendersonApril 19, 2018

If one is inclined to read between the lines, Marco Rubio sounded like a man running for president, again, with his blunt talk about Florida’s vulnerability to a Russian attack on the upcoming elections. That doesn’t mean what the junior senator from our state had to say can be dismissed as political grandstanding. Hopefully, he […]

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Donald Trump campaign rolls out new ad pumping up tax cuts

FEMA extends Puerto Rican transitional housing to June 30

Joe Henderson: GOP wondering where Marco Rubio went

Feds announce $340M grant for Florida citrus

All Aboard Florida defends its bond status for railroad money

Marco Rubio still has second thoughts about recent tax cuts he voted for

Debbie Mayfield urges Rick Scott to ‘protect’ state from Brightline bond questions

A Patrick Murphy-David Jolly gubernatorial run isn’t the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard, but …

Marco Rubio looks to ‘reinvigorate’ conservative movement in challenging political environment

Joe Henderson: Is Marco Rubio eyeing another presidential run?